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Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American competitive figure skater and diplomat who had served as United States Ambassador to Belize.In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005).
When Michelle Kwan surprised fans on Jan. 5 by announcing she’d given birth to a baby girl after keeping her pregnancy private, Amanda Lew Herman immediately texted her mom and cousin to ...
Michelle Kwan is a mom!The 41-year-old former figure skater announced on Wednesday that she gave birth to her first child, a baby girl she named Kalista Belle Kwan. The new mom and two-time ...
The primary contenders for the gold medal were Americans Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan. [4] Kwan and Lipinski were in first and second place respectively after the short program. In the free skating, both Lipinski and Kwan skated clean. 6 judges placed Lipinski ahead of Kwan, and three placed Kwan ahead of Lipinski, which meant Lipinski won ...
Karen Kwan was born in Torrance, California. The Kwan sisters began figure skating at the same time and trained and competed against each other for years. Karen, like Michelle, was coached by Frank Carroll at the Lake Arrowhead training center. Though Karen's results never quite matched Michelle's, she was known for her long legs and arms that ...
Figure skating great Michelle Kwan welcomed a baby girl and said she’s “always wanted to be a mom.” She also explained why she kept her pregnancy private. Michelle Kwan, 41, welcomes 1st ...
Yamaguchi was the first Asian American to win gold at a Winter Olympic Games, [26] paving the way for Asian American skaters that came after her like two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, two-time Olympic champion Nathan Chen, Olympic gold medalist Karen Chen, and World medalist Alysa Liu. [21]
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